Naja annulifera
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The snouted cobra (Naja annulifera), also called the banded Egyptian cobra, is a highly venomous species of cobra found in Southern Africa. The snouted cobra is a relatively large species. Adult specimens average between 1.2 and 1.8 metres (3.9 and 5.9 ft) in length, but they may reach lengths of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). Colouration of dorsal scales may vary from yellowish to greyish-brown, dark brown or blue-black. Ventral scale colouration is yellow with darker mottles. A banded phase occurs throughout the species' range and is blue-black with 7-11 yellow to yellow-brown cross bars, the lighter bands being half the width of the darker bands. The latter colour phase is more common in males. Ventrally, it is yellow mottled with black. A darker throat band is present and is usually more prominent in juveniles.
Midbody scales are in 19 rows (rarely 21) with 175-203 ventrals. There are 51-65 paired subcaudals and the anal shield is entire. There are seven (sometimes eight) upper labials that do not enter the eye, eight or 9 (rarely 10) lower labials, as well as one preocular (sometimes two) and two (sometimes one or three) postoculars. Temporals are variable... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | National Zoological Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Johannesburg Zoo | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | National Zoological Garden of South Africa | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Phoenix Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Louisville Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Reptile Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Staten Island Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Hartbeespoort Dam Snake and Animal Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in Harare, so these are its closest relatives here: other reptiles.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Snouted Cobra sighting in Harare on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 8 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Snouted Cobra in Harare on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–November, the lowest months. Those are among Harare's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Snouted Cobra sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Harare, in our data
Harare is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Snouted Cobra sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Snouted Cobra is recorded against all the reptiles logged in Harare (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
